Montreal police have issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for a murder suspect and known drug-dealer on the lam and are offering a $5,000 reward put up by an anonymous donor for any information that leads to his arrest.

OTTAWA — Montreal police have issued a Canada-wide arrest warrant for a murder suspect and known drug-dealer on the lam and are offering a $5,000 reward put up by an anonymous donor for any information that leads to his arrest.

Philippe Steele-Morin is wanted for second-degree murder in connection with the killing of Tricia Boisvert.

Steele-Morin, whose mother told the Citizen her son supplies cocaine to both Ottawa and Gatineau, was believed to be in the National Capital Region in the days after the killing and Montreal police say he still may be.

Ottawa police surrounded an Arlington Street house in late January looking for the man. Tactical officers used a battering ram to enter the house but did not find Steele-Morin.

Ottawa police are still operating under the assumption that Morin is in the area, but have no fresh leads as to his whereabouts, nor have they been given recent direction by Montreal police, who are leading the investigation.

Boisvert, 36, was killed on Jan. 17 in her Montreal apartment. Her body, however, was found six days later in a wooded area in the Pontiac. Police said she was killed, then carted to Quyon, Que. where her body was dumped.

Her disappearance was originally treated as a missing person’s case turned possible kidnapping before major crime detectives began investigating the homicide.

Steele-Morin’s mother also told the Citizen her son had saved nearly $250,000 before he disappeared.

Steele-Morin is 30 years old, with short brown hair and blue eyes. He is five-foot-seven and weighs about 160 pounds. He has an eagle tattoo on his left arm and a dragon tattoo on his right arm. He is considered dangerous.

Anyone with information is asked to call Info-Crime Montreal at 514-393-1133. All tips will are confidential.

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